godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Used when a business deal, effort, or investment yields enough return to be worthwhile. Often appears in negative or conditional expressions like 引き合わない (it doesn't pay).
この仕事は手間がかかりすぎて引き合わない。
This job takes too much effort and doesn't pay.
広
We spent money on advertising, but sales didn't increase and it wasn't profitable.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
pull against each other
Literal or figurative mutual pulling; two or more parties pulling in opposite directions. Less common than the financial sense.
綱引きで両チームが強く引き合った。
Both teams pulled hard against each other in the tug-of-war.